Evaluate a speaking or event invitation for my executive
A quick assessment of whether an invitation is worth my executive's time, plus the reply and logistics questions to ask.
The prompt
Help me assess an invitation for my executive and draft the response.
The invitation: [PASTE - event, organizer, role offered (keynote, panel, judge, attendee), date, location, audience]
My executive's goals this year: [e.g. "raise profile with investors", "recruit engineers", "reduce travel"]
Calendar situation around those dates: [DETAILS]
Company rules: [e.g. "comms team approves all speaking", "no paid speaking", "travel budget limits"]
Give me:
1. Fit score: rate the invitation on audience relevance, strategic value, reputational risk, time cost (including travel and prep), and organizer credibility - with one line each and an overall recommendation: accept / accept with conditions / suggest a colleague / decline.
2. Questions to ask the organizer before deciding: audience size and make-up, other speakers, format, recording and publishing rights, travel and expenses, prep calls, deadlines for slides and bio.
3. Red flags to check: pay-to-speak arrangements, unclear organizers, conflicts with competitors or sponsors, political sensitivity. Tell me to verify the organizer independently.
4. Reply drafts: a positive holding reply, an accept-with-conditions reply, and a gracious decline that keeps the relationship.
5. If accepting, a prep timeline working back from the event date.
Don't assume facts about the event that aren't in the invitation; mark them [ASK ORGANIZER].
Highlighted [brackets] are blanks to replace with your own details.
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What to fill in
- DETAILS
- ASK ORGANIZER
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